Everett Erickson and members of New Frontier Lutheran would fit into any congregation in Minnesota—they hold pancake breakfasts, debate about the duties of head usher and deal with the usual…
In South Carolina, historically white congregations are meeting with historically black congregations to confront racism by watching together “Selma,” a film about Martin Luther King Jr., and having discussions about…
On a recent Thursday evening at Ebenezer Lutheran in Chicago, students sat at tables smiling, laughing, talking and enjoying a meal of pasta prepared by Michael Fick, pastor of the…
A recent suit was filed in Cass County, N.D., against the ELCA Eastern North Dakota Synod alleging discrimination against conservative members. The suit lists the ELCA; the synod; Norman Lutheran…
Lutheran Services Carolinas (LSC), based in Salisbury, N.C., was singled out in anti-refugee and anti-Muslim leaflets distributed Jan. 18 by the Ku Klux Klan. The leaflets were dispersed near one…
The Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion, was suspended from participating in the life and work of the communion during a meeting in Canterbury, England, in mid-January….
I am not proud of my track record on confronting systemic racism.
Botswana, with one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world, is known for its progressive approach to addressing community needs. One of its many projects is…
Series editor’s note: On behalf of current and former colleague seminary presidents who sponsor this monthly feature, as well as its many authors over the past several years, I express…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton and William B. Horne II, an ELCA member from Clearwater, Fla., continued their conversation on racism – a violation of God’s intention for humanity…
In 1990 people of color comprised 2 percent of the ELCA’s total membership. Since then a perennial goal has been to increase members of color to at least 10 percent….
Nayef Buteh wants Americans to know that the situation in Syria is dire: “It’s getting worse every day. I can’t see hope for a better situation [anytime] soon.” For nearly…
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